Hello, Hikers!

Today we’re starting the second playtest! We made a lot of changes after the first one, thanks to your amazing feedback. Thank you all so much for sharing your opinion on the game, we hope you like the changes we made.

Here are the main changes:

HIGHLIGHTS

• Storyline is now more dynamic with new events, characters, and mysteries

• Improved onboarding: intro, camp start event, and hint system

• New weapon: “Two-handed Axe” for combat and path clearing

• Major monster overhaul: behavior, animations, visuals, and spawning

• New talents added

• Reworked resurrection system (revive at camp with penalty)

• Matches are now a full-fledged active item

• Updated sleeping bag: save and skip night

• Redesigned character selection screen

• Map now shows location names

GAMEPLAY

• Rebalanced character stats

• “Distress Signal” event temporarily disabled

LEVEL

• Updated main menu

• Watchtower area redesigned

• New camp near the Waterfall

• Added climb paths on slopes

• Updated base camp

• Added corporation logos

• New narrative points and a shrine

• Birds added to the environment

UI

• Updated scenario selection screen

• Added guarded map points

• Icon above dead players

• Added death screen

OTHER

• Seamless level transition support

• Performance improvements (~+5 FPS)

• Improved trees and night lighting

• Better shadows on low settings

• Updated berry-eating animations

• Faster world loading

• Fixed map shaking while moving

• Fixed multiple restart-related issues

And many more.

If you have any issues with the game it might be due to outdated saves. Delete the old ones at C:/Users/YourUsername/Appdata/Local/Deadhikers

Ready to face your fears once more? The forest has changed. You must change too.